A photo of former President Donald Trump shaking hands with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is causing a stir online.

Trump and Kemp met in person in Evans, Georgia, on Friday to discuss disaster relief efforts for Hurricane Helene. The meeting marked the first joint appearance by the two Republican leaders since Trump launched a crusade against Kemp over Georgia to legally certify President Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election.

Trump, who continues to falsely claim the election was “stolen,” called Kemp “disloyal” during a rally in Georgia as recently as August. With Georgia polls showing a tight 2024 race, Trump has since changed his mind about the popular governor, thanking Kemp for his “help and support” in a Truth Social post just weeks after denigrating him.

However, some suggested that relations between Kemp and Trump remained frosty on Friday, according to CNN's Kaitlan Collins divided a photo of the couple shaking hands during their meeting with X, formerly Twitter. The image, which has been viewed over 240,000 times at the time of publication, shows the leaders awkwardly holding hands while their faces bear a neutral expression.

“Kemp: How far away can I be from him and still sit at the same table,” author Tara Dublin captioned the photo comment on Collins' post.

“Kemp blink twice if you need help.” wrote @InverseMarcus.

“They despise each other. This is just a photo op!” @BowiesNana wrote.

Trump campaign communications director Steven Cheung said in an email to: Newsweek: “Leave it to a few idiots on social media to politicize a very serious and shared moment between the president and the governor who are committed to helping the people Kamala Harris abandoned after Hurricane Helene. “

Newsweek emailed Kemp's office Friday evening seeking comment.

Trump said at their meeting on Friday that his relationship with Kemp was “great” and stressed that the two had “always worked very well together.” Kemp also praised the ex-president for “bringing attention to those suffering in Georgia.”

While Kemp and Trump appeared to be on the same page during their meeting on Friday, they disagreed over relief efforts for Helene earlier this week, with the Georgia governor directly contradicting Trump's assertion on Monday that the Biden administration was “unresponsive” on the matter. had the disaster and Kemp “had a hard time getting the president on the phone.”

Hours before Trump's comments, Kemp said Biden had spoken to him by phone on Sunday to pledge aid and any “other things” needed to recover from the hurricane, with the president telling the governor he could “call him directly.” . for further help.

Trump and other Republicans have recently made several baseless claims about the Biden administration's response to the hurricane, including the false claim that the Federal Emergency Management Agency was diverting disaster relief funds to illegal migrants.

Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, a staunch Trump supporter and frequent Kemp critic, appeared to blame her political opponents for the hurricane itself, absurdly claiming this week that Democrats “can control the weather.”